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http://www.un-urbanwater.net/

Managing Water for African Cities (MAWAC) is a joint initiative of United
Nations Environment
Programme UNEP and United Nations Centre for Human Settlements UNCHS (Habitat):

 - to build capacity in seven demonstration cities in the water  sector
 - to avail information on and best practices in urban water management,
          and
 -to link sector professionals working in the field of water management
with each other and with other networks,  institutions, governments,
 municipalities, NGOs and the private sector.

                  Water management is the focus of this network
                  and web domain. It aims to help members
                  adopt and adapt water management practices
                  and will enable practitioners, managers and
                  researchers to share data, information and
                  knowledge.

                  For more information about the programme, a
                  number of background documents are available.

 Demonstration Project in Johannesburg

                  The Challenge

                  Rand Water (RW) is responsible for abstracting, purifying
and supplying water in bulk to local
                  authorities and other bulk users; Greater Johannesburg
Metropolitan Council is responsible for the
                  bulk supply distribution of water purchased from RW and
supplied to the four Metropolitan
                  sub-structures; Johannesburg Metropolitan sub-structures
are responsible for the distribution of water
                  to the end - consumers and for the collection of
waste-water; while Greater Johannesburg
                  Metropolitan Council is responsible for the purification
of waste-water.

                  The council estimates that it looses approximately R 1
million per day due to UFW. Water losses are
                  highest in low-income areas, with estimates of 70% water
wastage in Greater Soweto. Thus the
                  Council has embarked on a number of UFW projects.

                  Water pollution has become a major problem in
Johannesburg over the last few years, originating
                  from overloaded wastewater collection systems;
overburdened waste water treatment plants and lack
                  of sanitation for residents in squatter settlements.

                  Johannesburg receives water from Vaal River and the
Lesotho Scheme. Following current demand
                  projections Johannesburg's water resources will be
exhausted by 2020. The estimated cost of
                  Lesotho 1a and 1b (expansion programme) is R 7 billion.
The city is thus placing great emphasis on
                  water conservation and demand management.

                  The Response

                  Water Demand Management

                  Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Council is currently in
the process of administrative restructuring,
                  call Egoli 2000. Under this restructuring water services
will be commercialised. In a bid to promote
                  this process the project will develop a water demand
management strategy for Greater Johannesburg.
                  Greater Johannesburg has undertaken large scale
retrofitting of domestic units with water saving
                  devices. The findings and experiences of the programmes
are being documented and will shared with
                  other cities in Africa. Johannesburg will function as a
resource centre in the field of WDM and share
                  experiences and technologies with other African cities in
the wake of south-south cooperation.
                  Johannesburg is currently identifying a management
information system (MIS). The project will
                  assist in identifying an appropriate MIS which can also
function in low-income areas.

                  Environmental Impact Assessment

                  South Africa is one of the first countries in this world
to adopt a National Water Act that incorporates
                  a Catchment Management Strategy for water sound water
resource management. Johannesburg is one
                  of the first cities in the country to develop catchment
management strategies at local level for two
                  rivers flowing through town. The project will support
this initiative. Johannesburg has myriad of
                  monitoring systems for its river systems which are not
coordinated and often do not cover
                  low-income areas. The project will provide framework for
coordinating monitoring of water bodies.
                  The project will also support a demonstration project for
community-based river management in a
                  low-income community with a view of providing
opportunities for income generation.

                  Public Awareness

                  Johannesburg widespread experience in conducting public
awareness and information campaigns in
                  the water sector. This experience will be made available
to the other participating cities. Johannesburg
                  will also function as an information hub for its
surrounding areas and share good practices.

                  Partners

                        Department of Water Affairs (DWAF)
                        Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Council
                        Rand Water
                        Gauteng Water Forum
                        Gauteng Water Demand Management Steering Committee

                  City contact

                  Mr. Dhesigen Naidoo
                  Department of Water Affairs and Forestry
                  Phone:  +27 12 3368819
                  Fax: +27 12 3368086
                  E-mail:   naidood@dwaf.pwv.gov.za


                  Mr. Ashley Ally
                  Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Council
                  Phone:   +27 11 4076145-47
                  Fax: +27 11 3391974
                  E-mail:  aally@imail.mj.org.za

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      Lori Pottinger, Director, Southern Africa Program,
        and Editor, World Rivers Review
           International Rivers Network
              1847 Berkeley Way, Berkeley, California 94703, USA
                  Tel. (510) 848 1155   Fax (510) 848 1008
                        http://www.irn.org
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